“Queenslander” Game 1, 1995.
Billy Moore’s name became synonymous with the word “Queenslander” the moment he yelled those three syllables repeatedly while he and his teammates walked down the tunnel for the second half of the 1995 opener. The lock’s words inspired his side to an unusual 2-0 victory that would set the tone for a series whitewash. Anyone who has been to a State of Origin match at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium in the past two decades can vouch for how that war cry has lived on.
